Studio Final: Plan

Digital Store / Internet Cafe'

In the ground floor plan I wanted to create an inviting, open space to allow pedestrians, and customers to easily flow into the 'Digital Store'. I utilized the undulating wall to convey a less rigid flow to the entrance. The remainder of the open exterior space on the ground floor is the Entry Plaza and Outdoor Seating for the Internet Cafe'.


The Entrance to the 'Digital Store' is angled off of the axis of the physical gateway, also a more inviting gesture. I decided to use round columns at the Entrance to further differentiate it from the rectilinear physical gateway. The round columns at the entrance will be a modern material (i.e. stainless steel) to mark customer's entrance into the "Gateway to the Future". Once inside customers can freely flow from area to area, and vertically move up the sculptural stair to the second floor.

Entrance Analysis

Digital Store / Restaurant

On the second floor of the 'Digital Store' customers will be able to continue to enjoy the pleasures of the digital future. At this same level there will be a Restaurant which is accessible from the elevator at the Cafe' Vestibule. At the second floor portion of the Restaurant diners will have the opportunity to visually interact with activities on the first floor of the 'Digital Store', which is a triple height space. Patrons of the Digital Store have access to an exterior Deck, or Balcony. The Balcony was designed to visually 'bridge' users of this building with pedestrians at the 'collector space' at Copley Square.

Digital Store / Service

The third floor contains additional the Restaurant Kitchen, Accesories Area, and operational functions for the 'Digital Store'. The diners at this level have limited space to experience the triple height space. And the walls in the Offices and Conference Room facing the triple height space are full height glazing to allow visual access of the store operations to mangers and store personnel.


Leasable Space / Observation Tower

The fourth and fifth floors are lease space, but include access to the Observation Tower and the exterior Deck on the south façade.

The sixth floor is also lease space, but include access to the Observation Tower and the exterior Deck on the south façade. The Observation Tower contains two landings that provide viewing windows along the west façade facing the New Old South Church and Boston Public Library, and along the south façade overlooking Copley Square, Trinity Church and the John Hancock Building.